Polish Volleyball League
The Polish Volleyball League (Polish: Polska Liga Siatkówki), is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition for volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej S.A. (PLPS S.A.). It is currently a 10 team league that plays a 18 game schedule from September to March. The regular season is followed by playoffs, with the winner earning the mistrzostwo Polski (little shield). It is one of the best volleyball leagues in Europe. According to the latest rankings of European volleyball leagues done by the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball, the Polish league is ranked 3rd best.
The competition was called Klasa wydzielona, Ekstraklasa, 1 liga Seria A in 1954-2000. Since June 30, 2000 this is professional league - Polska Liga Siatkówki.
Teams in season 2011/2012
- PGE Skra Bełchatów
- Jastrzębski Węgiel
- Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
- Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Tytan AZS Częstochowa
- Delecta Bydgoszcz
- Indykpol AZS UWM Olsztyn
- Lotos Trefl Gdańsk
- AZS Politechnika Warszawa
- Fart Kielce
History
Polish Championship in volleyball
- 1929 : YMCA Łódź
- 1930 : AZS Warsaw
- 1931 : ŁKS Łódź
- 1932 : ŁKS Łódź
- 1933 : Cracovia Kraków
- 1934 : AZS Warsaw
- 1935 : AZS Warsaw
- 1937 : Polonia Warsaw
- 1938 : AZS Wilno
- 1939 : Sokół Lwów
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- 1946 : Społem Warsaw
- 1947 : AZS Warsaw
- 1948 : AZS Wrocław
- 1949 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1950 : AZS Wrocław
- 1952 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1953 : AZS AWF Warsaw
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Polish League (Klasa wydzielona, Ekstraklasa, 1 liga Seria A)
- 1954 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1955 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1956 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1957 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1958 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1959 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1960 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1961 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1962 : Legia Warsaw
- 1963 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1964 : Legia Warsaw
- 1965 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1966 : AZS AWF Warsaw
- 1967 : Legia Warsaw
- 1968 : AZS Warsaw
- 1969 : Legia Warsaw
- 1970 : Legia Warsaw
- 1971 : Resovia Rzeszów
- 1972 : Resovia Rzeszów
- 1973 : AZS Olsztyn
- 1974 : Resovia Rzeszów
- 1975 : Resovia Rzeszów
- 1976 : AZS Olsztyn
- 1977 : Płomień Milowice
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Polish Professional League (Polish Volleyball League)
Statistics
- 20 titles - AZS AWF Warsaw
- 19 - AZS Olsztyn
- 6 - Skra Bełchatów
- 6 - AZS Częstochowa
- 5 - Legia Warsaw
- 5 - Mostostal Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 4 - Resovia Rzeszów
- 3 - Gwardia Wrocław
- 3 - Płomień Sosnowiec
- 2 - Hutnik Kraków
- 2 - Stal Stocznia Szczecin
- 2 - AZS Wrocław
- 2 - ŁKS Łódź
- 1 - Jastrzębie Borynia
- 1 - Cracovia Kraków
- 1 - AZS Wilno
- 1 - Polonia Warsaw
- 1 - Sokół Lwów
- 1 - YMCA Łódź
- 1 - Społem Warsaw
See also
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